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Congratulations to Sam Chamberlain on his qualifying to the level 10 National All around finals.  He has had a great year and we look forward to many more successes in his future.

Things are getting back to normal after a crazy December, starting off with our Cartwheels and Pinwheels meet, Christmas, New Year and then some snow days.  A few illnesses and we are getting back into the swing of things.  A great big thank you to all the booster parents who helped put on a great competition, everyone was very impressed with the smoothness of the meet.  Also, on behalf of all the staff , thank you for the Christmas gifts.  We are excited for the new year and all it promises, we recently held our first dance rotations in the newly remodeled dance room….. the room needs some finishing touches but we just could not wait to try it out.    Thank you once again to all the parents and athletes who made last year so great and we look forward to an even better year in 2010.

Great to hear from some of our “Alumni”. I am in between rotations right now but wanted to thank the girls, coaches and hopefully soon parents, who are participating on our blog. I am behind the times and will hopefully soon have a GTCO facebook page, but for now I like the community aspect of the blog. Keep up the good work girls, and don’t worry DES, the real world isn’t that bad. I am told you get use to it after a while. Gotta go, thanks again I really enjoy the extra input from everyone.

Happy Birthday to our coaches celebrating this month. Today the 16thI celebrate so I relate to your feelings….not as exciting as it used to be. With age comes the joy of seeing others grow, and recently have heard from Alaska at WVU. She is having a good time, with the exception of running in the mountains. Abbie is at Illinois and I believe having an ankle surgery this Thursday, so our thoughts are with her, and hopes for a speedy recovery. I have not heard from Jessica, T.C. and Becky for a little while, but I will assume no news is good news. Happy Birthday once again to our September Bday coaches and thank you to all who have been a part of GTCO over the years. On a day like today I look back and realize how blessed I am and what optimism I have for our future generations. Thank you all for letting us be a part of your lives.

Just wanted everyone to know that the past couple weeks we have been having Internet, and therefore, phone problems. I have been trying to work on our network, and our provider to remedy the problem. Hopefully by the end of the week our network will be re-done, but I cannot nail down a solid internet provider. Just thought you all should know what is happening with the phones and internet should you be having trouble getting through to us. Thanks for your patience.

Our Monday level 4 and thursday boys Tumblegarten are having a great time and learning at a good pace. i try to keep it fun and teach without the boys realizing the skills and strength they are learning. I look forward to the classes each week, and hope the boys do as well. If you are having fun…let your friends know.

Congrats to all the level 7 and up girls…..we have been pressing new skills and the need to remove mats and spots and we are making progress. Keep up the good work, moving levels is never easy and the rule changes make it even more difficult for us. Positive attitude, believe in yourself and your coaches and we should have a great year of growing and learning. From our cast handstands on bars to upgraded vaults it is great to see the progress.